JP2020198864A - Electronic cigarette assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electronic cigarette assembly that has a leakage prevention and dust prevention structure to solve the problems of smoke oil leakage and dust.SOLUTION: An electronic cigarette assembly includes housings 21, 22, a cigarette body 40, turning-on means, and atomizer control means. The housings include a storage cavity 23 and an upper opening 214 and include a top lid 211. The cigarette body includes a cigarette case 41, a battery 42, an atomizer, a cigarette cartridge 44, and a mouthpiece 45. The atomizer control means controls turning ON/OFF of the atomizer. At the time of an OFF position, the upper opening is turned off, the whole of the cigarette body is stored in the housings, an oil path and gas path of the atomizer are closed, and the atomizer is turned off. At the time of an ON position, the upper opening is turned on via the turning-on means, the mouthpiece is made to extend to the outside of the storage cavity, the oil path and gas path of the atomizer are opened, and the atomizer is turned on.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette assembly, specifically an electronic cigarette assembly having a smoke proof oil leak and a dust proof device.

In recent years, the e-cigarette market has grown rapidly. Electronic cigarettes generally include batteries, atomizers, cartridges for storing electronic liquids, and mouthpieces. Leakage of e-cigarettes by e-cigarettes becomes a serious problem for users when e-cigarettes are transported from one place in a pocket or purse to another. There are many causes of leakage, such as temperature changes, damage to coils and components, or improper positioning of e-cigarettes. Therefore, it is impossible to predict or prevent the occurrence of a leak before it occurs.

Dust is an unavoidable problem, but it can affect the functioning of the atomizer. When e-cigarettes are exposed to the outside, dust is generated.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cigarette assembly having a leak-proof and dust-proof structure so that smoke oil leakage or dust is not a problem for the user.

The present invention will reveal other advantages and features from the following description and can be realized by the technical means and combinations specifically set forth in the appended claims.

According to the aforementioned and other purposes and advantages of the present invention, the present invention is:
Includes housing 20, tobacco body 40, on means 50, and atomizer control means 60.
The housing 20 includes a housing cavity 23 and an upper opening 214, and includes an upper lid 211 that covers the upper opening 214 when in the off position and opens the upper opening 214 when in the on position.
The cigarette body 40 includes a cigarette case 41, a battery 42, an atomizer 43, a cigarette cartridge 44 and a mouthpiece 45, and the battery 42, an atomizer 43, a cigarette cartridge 44 and a mouthpiece 45 include the cigarette case 41. The tobacco body 40 is totally housed in the housing cavity 23 of the housing 20 when in the off position and partially housed in the housing cavity 23 of the housing 20 when in the on position. Moreover, the mouthpiece 45 is extended to the outside of the storage cavity 23,
The on means 50 includes at least one set of a first rack member 51, a second rack member 52, a gear 53, and a long rod member 54, and the first rack member 51 is provided in the housing 20 and is the first. The two rack members 52 are provided on the cigarette body 40, and the gear 53 is provided with the first rack member 51 and the second rack member 52 so as to move the cigarette body 40 corresponding to the housing 20. The long rod member 54 has a mounting end 541 and a free end 542, is attached to the gear 53 via the mounting end 541, and communicates with the upper lid 211 via the free end 542. The long rod member 54 and the gear 53 move together, and the housing 20 brings the gear 53 and the long rod member 54 through the first rack member 51 to the housing 20. The free end 542 of the long rod member 54 pushes the upper lid 211 to the on position,
The atomizer control means 60 is for controlling the on / off of the atomizer 43, and is provided on the control rod member 61 and the control rod member 61 which are in sliding contact with the cigarette case 41 of the cigarette body 40. The position guide member 62 and the guide groove 63 provided in the housing 20 for guiding and stopping the movement of the position guide member 62 are included, and the maximum upward movement distance and the maximum downward movement distance of the position guide member 62 are , The electronic cigarette assembly defined by the guide groove 63.

Preferably, the housing 20 includes an inner housing 21 and an outer housing 22 movably connected to the inner housing 21, and the first rack member 51 is positioned in the outer housing 22.

Preferably, the inner housing 21 includes an outer plate member 212, an inner plate member 213 connected to the outer plate member 212, and a side opening 216 provided on one side of the inner housing 21. The housing 22 includes an external member 221 and a bottom internal member 222 provided at the bottom of the outer housing 22 and connected to the external member 221 and a pair of sliding contact members 224 provided on both sides of the outer housing 22. The outer member 221 of the outer housing 22 covers the inner plate member 213 of the inner housing 21, and the sliding contact member 224 through which the outer housing 22 is passed with respect to the inner housing 21 in the vertical direction. Sliding.

Preferably, the long rod member 54 includes a spring 55 and elastically moves along the longitudinal direction corresponding to the long rod member 54.

Preferably, the gear 53 is a step gear and includes two sets of gears distributed in a staircase pattern.

Preferably, the atomizer 43 includes a control switch 431, and when the control rod member 61 is in the off position, the atomizer 43 presses the control switch 431 to stop the oil path and the gas path, and the atomizer. While turning off 43, when in the on position, the control switch 431 is released to turn on the atomizer 43.

Preferably, the control switch 431 is a protruding button extending out of the cigarette case 41, the cigarette case 41 having a sliding groove 411 for accommodating the control rod member 61, and the control rod member 61. It is made slidable along the sliding groove 411.

When the electronic cigarette assembly 100 is in the off position, by pressing the outer member 221 of the outer housing 22, the outer housing 22 slides downward and the cigarette body 40 moves upward via the on means 50. By opening the upper lid 211, the upward movement of the control rod member 61 is stopped by the guide groove 63, the cigarette body 40 continues to move upward, the protruding button of the control switch 431 is released, and the atomizer 43. Is turned on, and the mouthpiece 45 of the cigarette body 40 extends out of the housing 20.

When the electronic cigarette assembly 100 is in the on position, by pressing the external member 221 of the outer housing 22, the outer housing 22 slides upward and the cigarette body 40 moves downward via the on means 50. At the same time, the control rod member 61 moves downward and the guide groove stops, the cigarette body 40 moves downward, the control rod member 61 presses the protruding button of the control switch 431, and the atomizer is turned off. Then, the mouthpiece 45 of the cigarette body 40 returns to the inside of the housing 20, and the upper lid 211 returns to the off position.

Therefore, the e-cigarette assembly is well protected by the housing when in the off position, preventing dust and leak problems. The electronic cigarette can be easily slid from the off position to the on position, or slid from the on position to the off position, and is easy to carry and use.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention are described by the following description and accompanying drawings. These and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention will become even more apparent from the following description and the appended claims.

FIG. 1 is a partially disassembled schematic view of an electronic cigarette assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the outer housing of the electronic cigarette assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inner housing of the electronic cigarette assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cigarette body of an electronic cigarette assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an on-means of an electronic cigarette assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an atomizer control means for an electronic cigarette assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the off position of the electronic cigarette assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the on-position of the electronic cigarette assembly according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to the configuration of the present invention. The description of preferred embodiments of the present invention is merely a description of the general principles of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the electronic cigarette assembly 100 of the present invention includes a housing 20, a cigarette body 40 in the housing 20, an on means 50 communicating between the housing 20 and the cigarette body 40, and a mist. Includes a cigarette control means 60. When the e-cigarette assembly 100 is in the off position, the cigarette body 40 is entirely housed in the housing 20 so that the housing 20 can effectively provide a dustproof and leakproof function.

The cigarette body 40 includes a cigarette case 41, a battery 42, an atomizer 43 connected to the battery 42, a cigarette cartridge 44 for storing electronic liquids, and a mouthpiece 45. The battery 42, atomizer 43, cigarette cartridge 44 and mouthpiece 45 are supported by a cigarette case 41.

When the e-cigarette assembly 100 is in the on position, the mouthpiece 45 is exposed to the outside of the housing 20 of the e-cigarette assembly 100 and the atomizer 43 is turned on, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the electronic cigarette assembly 100 is in the off position, the entire cigarette body 40 is housed in the housing 20 of the electronic cigarette assembly 100 and the atomizer 43 is turned off as shown in FIG.

Specifically, the atomizer 43 includes a control switch 431 that controls the on and off positions of the atomizer 43. When the e-cigarette assembly 100 is in the on position, the atomizer 43 is turned on, while when the e-cigarette assembly 100 is in the off position, the atomizer 43 is turned off.

The housing 20 includes an inner housing 21, an outer housing 22 connected to the inner housing 21, and a storage cavity 23 for receiving the cigarette body 40.

The inner housing 21 includes an outer plate member 212, an inner plate member 213 connected to the outer plate member 212, an upper opening 214 provided by being connected by the outer plate member 212 and the outer plate member 212, and a bottom opening 215. Includes at least one side opening 216 and an upper lid 211 movably connected to the inner plate member 213 and the outer plate member 212. The upper lid 211 is arranged so as to cover the upper opening 214 when in the off position and open the upper opening 214 when in the on position.

The outer housing 22 includes an outer member 221 and a bottom inner member 222, and a pair of sliding contact members 224. The bottom internal member 222 is connected to the external member 221 and is provided on the bottom side 223 of the outer housing 22, and the sliding contact members 224 are provided on both sides of the outer housing 22. Specifically, the bottom inner member 222 covers the bottom opening 215 of the inner housing 21, and the outer member 221 of the outer housing 22 covers the inner plate member 213 of the inner housing 21, and is in sliding contact with the outer housing 22. The member 224 is slidable with respect to the inner housing 21 along the vertical direction, that is, slidable up and down.

The on means 50 includes a first rack member 51, a second rack member 52, a gear 53, a long rod member 54, and a spring member 55. The first rack member 51 is provided on one side of the outer member 221 of the outer housing 22. The second rack member 52 is provided on one side of the cigarette case 41, and the gear 53 is provided between the first rack member 51 and the second rack member 52. The long rod member 54 is arranged so that one end is attached to the gear 53 and moves together with the gear 53, and includes a spring member 55. Specifically, the gear 53 is a step gear, and the upward and downward movement of the long rod member 54 is controlled by the gear 53. The side opening 216 of the inner housing 21 has a long structure, and when the inner housing 21 and the outer housing 22 are connected, the side opening 216 receives the first rack member 51.

It is worth mentioning that the present invention includes at least one set of a first rack member 51, a second rack member 52, a gear 53, a long rod member 54, and a spring member 55. Preferably, the present invention includes two sets of a first rack member 51, a second rack member 52, a gear 53, a long rod member 54, and a spring member 55, ie, as shown in FIGS. 1-8, a housing. On both sides of 20, a pair of first rack members 51, a corresponding pair of second rack members 52, a corresponding pair of gears 53, a corresponding pair of long rod members 54, and a corresponding pair of spring members 55. Is provided.

Preferably, the long rod member 54 has a mounting end 541 and an opposing free end 542, the long rod member 54 having the mounting end 541 attached to the gear 53 and the free end 542 with the top lid 211. Selectively connected. As shown in FIG. 5, the long rod member 54 can be moved together with the gear 53, and the outer housing 22 is moved by moving the gear 53 and the long rod member 54 together. The free end 542 of the rod member 54 pushes the upper lid 211 to the on position.

When the user presses the outer housing 22 and slides it downward, the first rack member 51 guides the gear 53 to move, and the movement is transmitted to the cigarette body 40 via the cigarette case 41. The cigarette body 40 moves upward at a uniform speed, and the long rod member 54 moves upward so that the long rod member 54 pushes the upper lid 211 and pushes the upper lid 211 to the on position.

The atomizer control means 60 is provided on the control rod member 61 that can be slidably contacted with the cigarette case 41, the position guide member 62 located on the control rod member 61, and the inner housing 21 to guide the position guide member 62. Including the guide groove 63 of. Specifically, the control rod member 61 has a long structure and is slidable, and the position guide member 62 is a protruding element slidably contacted with the guide groove 63, and is above the position guide member 62 and above the position guide member 62. The downward movement is regulated by the guide groove 63. When the electronic cigarette assembly 100 is in the off position, the control rod member 61 is arranged so that the atomizer 43 is turned off by being pressed against the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43. When the e-cigarette assembly 100 is in the on position, the control rod member 61 is separated from the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43 so that the control switch 431 is not subjected to the pressing pressure of the control rod member 61 so that the atomizer 43 Is turned on.

In other words, when the user presses the outer housing 22 and slides it downward to turn on the electronic cigarette assembly 100, the mouthpiece 45 of the cigarette body 40 moves upward along with the cigarette body 40 and the housing 20. The atomizer 43 is turned on by the atomizer control means 60 at the same time as it extends out of the housing cavity 23 of the. Specifically, when the cigarette body 40 is guided so as to move upward via the on means 50, the control rod member 61 controls the cigarette body until the upward movement of the position guide member 62 is regulated by the guide groove 63. Move upward with 40. After that, the cigarette body 40 continues to move upward, and the control rod member 61 is stopped by the guide groove 63 via the position guide member 62 and is not pressed against the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43. Then, the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43 is released, and the atomizer 43 is turned on.

When the user presses the outer housing 22 and slides it upward to turn off the electronic cigarette assembly 100, the mouthpiece 45 of the cigarette body 40 is completely located in the housing cavity 23 of the housing 20. The control rod member 61 is pressed against the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43 to turn off the atomizer 43, moving downward with the cigarette body 40. Specifically, when the user presses the outer housing 22 and slides it upward to turn off the electronic cigarette assembly 100, the mouthpiece 45 of the cigarette body 40 is completely located in the housing cavity 23 of the housing 20. The control rod member 61 moves downward with the cigarette body 40 and is pressed against the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43 until the atomizer 43 becomes. It is turned off. When the tobacco body 40 is guided to move downward via the on means 50, the control rod member 61 together with the tobacco body 40 until the downward movement of the position guide member 62 is regulated by the guide groove 63. Moving. After that, the cigarette body 40 continues to move downward, and at the same time, the control rod member 61 is stopped by the guide groove 63 and pressed against the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43, and is pressed by the control switch 431 of the atomizer 43. The oil and gas paths are shut down and the atomizer 43 is turned off.

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 6, the cigarette case 41 includes a sliding groove 411 for accommodating the control rod member 61, the control rod member 61 slides in the sliding groove 411, and the position guide member 62 controls. The sliding position of the control rod member 61 is controlled by protruding from the rod member 61 and being received by the guide groove 63.

Although the invention has been described and described based on preferred embodiments and some preliminary embodiments, the invention is not limited by the particular description herein. Other alternatives and equivalent assemblies may also be used in the practice of the present invention.

100 ... Electronic cigarette assembly, 20 ... Housing, 21 ... Inner housing, 211 ... Top lid, 212 ... Outer plate member, 213 ... Inner plate member, 214 ... Upper opening, 215 ... bottom opening, 216 ... side opening, 22 ... outer housing, 221 ... external member, 222 ... bottom internal member, 224 ... sliding contact member, 23 ... accommodation Cavity, 40 ... cigarette body, 41 ... cigarette case, 411 ... sliding groove, 42 ... battery, 43 ... atomizer, 431 ... control switch, 44 ... cigarette Cartridge, 45 ... mouthpiece, 50 ... on means, 51 ... first rack member, 52 ... second rack member, 53 ... gear, 54 ... long rod member, 541 ... mounting end, 542 ... free end, 55 ... spring member, 60 ... atomizer control means, 61 ... control rod member, 62 ... position guide member, 63 ... Guide groove.

Claims (10)

Includes housing (20), tobacco body (40), on means (50), and atomizer control means (60).
The housing (20) has a housing cavity (23) and an upper opening (214), covers the upper opening (214) when in the off position, and opens the upper opening (214) when in the on position. Including the upper lid (211)
The cigarette body (40) includes a cigarette case (41), a battery (42), an atomizer (43), a cigarette cartridge (44) and a mouthpiece (45), and the battery (42) and an atomizer ( 43), the cigarette cartridge (44) and the mouthpiece (45) are supported by the cigarette case (41), and the cigarette body (40) is in the off position in the housing cavity (23) of the housing (20). It is totally housed inside, and when it is in the on position, it is partially housed in the housing cavity (23) of the housing (20), and the mouthpiece (45) extends out of the housing cavity (23). Let me
The on means (50) includes at least one set of a first rack member (51), a second rack member (52), a gear (53), and a long rod member (54), and the first rack member (51). ) Is provided in the housing (20), the second rack member (52) is provided in the cigarette body (40), and the gear (53) is the housing (20) of the cigarette body (40). ) Is provided between the first rack member (51) and the second rack member (52), and the long rod member (54) is provided at the mounting end (541) and The long rod member (54) having a free end (542), being attached to a gear (53) via a mounting end (541) and communicating with the upper lid (211) via the free end (542). And the gear (53) move together, and the housing (20) holds the gear (53) and the long rod member (54) via the first rack member (51). As a result, the upper lid (211) is pushed to the on position by the free end (542) of the long rod member (54).
The atomizer control means (60) is for controlling the on / off of the atomizer (43), and the control rod member (61) is in sliding contact with the cigarette case (41) of the cigarette body (40). A position guide member (62) provided on the control rod member (61) and a guide groove (63) provided on the housing (20) for guiding and stopping the movement of the position guide member (62). An electronic cigarette assembly comprising the above, wherein the maximum upward movement distance and the maximum downward movement distance of the position guide member (62) are defined by the guide groove (63). The housing (20) includes an inner housing (21) and an outer housing (22) movably connected to the inner housing (21), and the first rack member (51) is the outer housing (21). 22) The electronic cigarette assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that it is positioned within. The housing (20) includes an inner housing (21) and an outer housing (22) movably connected to the inner housing (21), and the inner housing (21) includes an outer plate member (212). The outer housing (22) includes an inner plate member (213) connected to the outer plate member (212) and a side opening (216) provided on one side of the inner housing (21). A member (221), a bottom inner member (222) provided at the bottom of the outer housing (22) and connected to the outer member (221), and a pair of slides provided on both sides of the outer housing (22). The outer member (221) of the outer housing (22), including the contact member (224), covers the inner plate member (213) of the inner housing (21) and passes the outer housing (22). The electronic cigarette assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sliding contact member (224) slides with respect to the inner housing (21) along the vertical direction. The inner housing (21) has an outer plate member (212), an inner plate member (213) connected to the outer plate member (212), and a side opening provided on one side of the inner housing (21). Including (216), the outer housing (22) includes an outer member (221) and a bottom inner member (222) provided at the bottom of the outer housing (22) and connected to the outer member (221). The outer member (221) of the outer housing (22) includes an inner plate member (221) of the inner housing (21), including a pair of sliding contact members (224) provided on both sides of the outer housing (22). 213), claim 2, wherein the sliding contact member (224) that covers the outer housing (22) and passes through the outer housing (22) slides with respect to the inner housing (21) along the vertical direction. Described electronic cigarette assembly. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein the long rod member (54) includes a spring (55) and elastically moves along the vertical direction in response to the long rod member (54). assembly. The electronic cigarette assembly according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the gear (53) is a step gear and includes two sets of gears distributed in a staircase pattern. The atomizer (43) includes a control switch (431), and when the control rod member (61) is in the off position, the control switch (431) is pressed to stop the oil path and the gas path. The atomizer (43) is turned off, while the control switch (431) is released and the atomizer (43) is turned on when the atomizer (43) is turned on. The electronic cigarette assembly according to any one of the above. The atomizer (43) includes a control switch (431), and when the control rod member (61) is in the off position, the control switch (431) is pressed to stop the oil path and the gas path. 6. The invention according to claim 6, wherein the atomizer (43) is turned off, while the control switch (431) is released and the atomizer (43) is turned on when the atomizer (43) is turned on. Electronic cigarette assembly. The control switch (431) is a protruding button extending outside the cigarette case (41), and the cigarette case (41) has a sliding groove (411) for accommodating the control rod member (61). The electronic cigarette assembly according to claim 7, wherein the control rod member (61) is slidable along the sliding groove (411). The control switch (431) is a protruding button extending outside the cigarette case (41), and the cigarette case (41) has a sliding groove (411) for accommodating the control rod member (61). The electronic cigarette assembly according to claim 8, wherein the control rod member (61) is slidable along the sliding groove (411).